Outside young craftspeople to support (2) Or, even if we meet a craftsman who we think it would be difficult to immediately produce knives of a high level like the two in the previous article, we may work with him … Read More
Outside young craftspeople to support (1) As we have mentioned several times in the past, Konosuke is currently focusing on training its own young craftsmen. Even before we started manufacturing our own products, we had been trying to figure out … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (10) We have just started working on a major goal for the company, but in reality, I myself am not ‘sacrificing myself and dedicating myself to the company. I feel that by … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (9) Now that I have written at length about the company’s and my own goals, I will now consider the growth goals of the staff. No matter how strongly I have set … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (8) I once had the opportunity to consult with a craftsman from another production area who told me, ‘There are good circular whetstone that do not require such things (advance preparation). At … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (7) Finally, let us consider “danger. ＜How to deal with “Danger It was considered common practice in the Sakai knife industry to scratch the surface of the large circular whetstone (【No.141】) by … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (6) Next, let us consider how to deal with the “dirty” of the 3Ds. ＜How to deal with “dirty It is natural to get dirty when doing manufacturing work.You may not care … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (5) So, specifically, I am thinking a lot about how to eliminate the 3D (difficult, dirty, dangerous) elements from manufacturing sites. 会社・自分・スタッフ それぞれの成長目標 (5) では具体的に、どのようにしてモノづくりの現場から３K（キツい、汚い、危険）の要素を排除するか、色々と考えています。 Members-only content from this point forward. You … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (4) One more thing about “continue to create products that defy conventional wisdom”.The common sense that prevails not only in the knife industry but also in the entire manufacturing industry is that“the … Read More
Growth goals for the company, myself, and staff (3) Regarding “What is the purpose of our work in the future?” in addition to what I reported in yesterday’s article, I would like to state that we will “continue to create … Read More